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PAGEANT  OF  CORY  DON 


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The  Pageant  of  Corydon 

The  Pioneer  Capital  of  Indiana 
1816—1916 


BY 

WILLIAM  CHAUNCY  LANGDON 


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The  Pageant  of  Corydon 

The  Pioneer  Capital  of  Indiana 
1816- -1916 


THE  DRAMA  OF  THE  PREEMINENCE 
OF  THE  TOWN  AT  THE  TIME  WHEN 
FOR  TWELVE  YEARS  IT  WAS  THE  TER- 
RITORIAL AND  THE  STATE  CAPITAL 
OF  INDIANA. 


BY 
WILLIAM  CHAUNCY,  LANGDON 


IN  FRONT  OF  THE  OLD 

STATE  CAPITOL  AT  CORYDON 

JUNE  2  and  3,  1916 


COPYRIGHT  W6 

By  WILLIAM  CHAUNCY  LANGDON 
All  Rights  Reserved 


BAKER'S  PRINTING  HOUSE 
New  Albany.  lad. 


The  Pageant  of  Corydon 

The  Pioneer  Capital  of  Indiana 
1816-1916 


THE  INDIANA  HISTORICAL  COMMISSION. 

His  Excellency,  Samuel  M.  Ralston,  Governor  of  Indiana, 

President 

Frank  B.  Wynn,  Vice  Pres.  Harlow  Lindley,  Secretary 

John  Cavanagh  Charles  W.  Moores 

Charity  Dye  Lew.  M.  O'Bannon 

Samuel  M.  Foster  James  A.  Woodburn 

THE  CORYDON  PAGEANT  COMMITTEE. 
Thomas  J.  Wilson,  President      Arthur  Richert,  Treasurer 
H.  W.  Gudgeon,  Secretary  A.  0.  DeWeese,  Vice  Pres. 

Wilson  E.  Cook  Lew.  M.  O'Bannon 

Mrs.  R.  L.  Miller  Edward  G.  Keller 

THE  PAGEANT  DIRECTION. 
William  Chauncy  Langdon,  Master  of  the  Pageant 
Charles  Diven  Campbell,  Director  of  the  Music 


1 1 09 1  . 


FOREWORD 

HE  Pageant  of  Corydon  is  to  commemorate  the 
time  of  the  pre-eminence  of  the  town,  when  it 
was  for  twelve  years,  from  1813  to  1825,  first  the 
Territorial  and  then  the  State  Capital  of  Indiana. 
Here  in  1816  met  the  Constitutional  Convention  which  formu- 
lated and  voted  the  first  Constitution  of  the  State  of  Indiana. 
The  historical  interest  of  the  village  of  Corydon  centers  nat- 
urally in  the  Old  Capitol,  erected  in  1812  as  a  Court  House 
and  appropriated  to  the  use  of  the  Governor  and  Legislature 
when  Corydon  became  the  capital  in  1813,  and  in  the  Con- 
stitution Elm,  beneath  whose  shading  branches  the  Conven- 
tion met  in  1816.  The  Pageant  will  be  performed  on  the 
Public  Square  in  front  of  the  Old  Capitol. 

The  music,  played  by  the  Indiana  University  Orchestra, 
is  most  of  it  from  the  music  of  the  Pageant  of  Bloomington 
and  Indiana  University,  composed  by  Charles  Diven  Camp- 
bell. The  Hymn  to  America  was  composed  by  Brookes  C. 
Peters.  Corydon  is  taken  from  the  old  Missouri  Harmony 
and  orchestrated  by  Dr.  Campbell. 

In  presenting  the  historical  material  a  certain  freedom 
has  necessarily  been  exercised  for  the  sake  of  dramatic  clar- 
ity and  effectiveness.  In  many  instances  the  language  of  the 
dialogue  is  in  the  actual  words  of  the  characters  represented. 
It  has,  however,  seemed  inadvisable  to  indicate  these  passages 
by  quotation  marks,  on  account  of  the  frequent  necessity  for 
making  slight  changes,  omissions,  or  additions  in  the  word- 
ing to  suit  the  situation  as  represented.  So  also  in  producing 
the  pageant  certain  omissions  have  been  deemed  advisable 
which  it  did  not  seem  necessary  to  eliminate  in  the  printed 
form  of  the  pageant.  W.  C.  L. 


OUTLINE  OF  THE  PAGEANT. 


Prologue:     The  Welcome  of  Old  Corydon. 

Episode  1 :     The  Completion  of  the  Court  House 
(1812). 

Episode  2:     Corydon,  the  Capital   (1813). 

Episode  3:     The       Constitutional        Convention 
(1816). 

Episode  4:     The  New  Capital   (1825). 
Epilogue:     The  Blessing  of  the  Years. 
Finale :     Centennial ! 


The  Pageant  of  Cory  don 

The  Pioneer  Capital  of  Indiana 
1816—1916 


PROLOGUE:  THE  WELCOME  OF  OLD  CORYDON. 

The  Bell  of  the  Old  Capitol  is  rung  a  half  hour  before  the 
pageant  performance  is  to  begin,  and  again  fifteen  minutes 
before  the  hour.  The  Bell  is  rung  once  more  for  the  begin- 
ning of  the  Pageant.  The  orchestra  plays  the  Hymn  to  In- 
diana. 

While  the  orchestra  is  still  playing,  people  of  Old 
Corydon  come  in  from  various  directions,  singly  and  in 
groups,  attracted  by  the  sound  of  the  bell  and  the  music  of 
the  orchestra.  Seeing  the  audience,  with  interest  and  some 
surprise  they  comment  upon  it  to  each  other.  They  evidence 
their  appreciation  of  the  importance  of  the  occasion  and  of 
the  assembled  audience,  and  several  of  them  consulting  to- 
gether agree  to  call  their  Governor,  General  William  Henry 
Harrison.  Four  or  five  of  them  go  to  the  door  of  the  Capitol. 
The  door  opens  and  Governor  Harrison  appears.  He  talks 
with  his  neighbors,  standing  in  the  doorway  a  few  moments, 
and  then  cordially  comes  forward  at  their  suggestion  toward 
the  people  of  1916  on  the  grandstand  and  addresses  them, 
while  the  others  of  the  people  of  Old  Corydon  stand  variously 
grouped  a  little  behind  him.  The  music  plays  very  softly  as 
he  speaks. 

HARRISON:     Our  welcome  to  you  all,  good  friends!    I  bring 
The  welcome  of  Old  Corydon  itself. 
You  cry  "Hello,  the  house!"    We  open  the  door 

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And  answer  "Welcome!     The  latch-string  hangs 

outside." 

Are  ye  surprised  to  see  us  here  again? 
But  where  else  should  ye  find  us  if  not  here — 
At  home?    It  is  not  gone — the  so-called  past. 
Tis  only  that  abstraction  with  the  present 
Obscures  to  your  eyes  things  of  other  days. 
Still  must  ye  heed  the  things  of  former  days 
As  ye  do  heed  the  things  of  days  to  come — 
Or  blind  and  vain  the  labors  of  today ! 

These  walls  seem  old  to  you;  these  elm-trees  old; 
These  timbers  weather-stained.    A  hundred  years 
Have  beaten  on  this  roof,  you  say,  and  on 
The  mounded  shelters  where  you  think  we  lie. 
But  look  with  our  eyes,  and  you  them  will  see 
A  stately  pile,  fresh-hewn  from  Nature's  rocks, 
Built  strong  to  last  forever,  built  for  you 
With  our  small  means  and  ample  labor,  built 
For  you  and  for  your  children !    Do  but  see ! 

The  Commonwealth  we  dreamed  has  far  surpassed 
The  measure  of  our  boldest,  proudest  hopes; 
But  axe  and  gun  in  hand,  it  was  for  you 
We  dreamed,  and  this  old  building  stands  to  tell 
The  quality,  the  courage  of  our  dream 
And  of  our  toil.    Rock,  solid  rock,  high  built 
Four  square  amid  the  roadless  wilderness! 
You,  our  children, — no,  they  all  are  gone,  with  us 
Across  the  stream, — our  children's  children  and 
Their  children,  do  ye  understand  our  hopes 
And  heed  our  dream?    In  token  cherish  this 
Old  symbol  of  our  pride  and  fortitude. 

When  we  assumed  the  task  of  managing 
The  unformed  territorial  Commonwealth; 
Our  glory,  when  with  your  forefathers  here 
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We  made  the  State ;  our  sacrifice,  when  we 

In  turn  gave  up  our  dear  pre-eminence 

In  favor  of  an  unbuilt  city  to  the  north, 

That    this    our    State,  your  State,   unhampered 

might 

Sweep  forward  faster  toward  her  honored  place 
Among  the  mighty  States  of  this  our  Nation! 

Come,  then,  come  and  live  with  us  a  space 
As  we  re-live  again  those  precious  days 
Of  eighteen  twelve  and  thirteen ;  then  in  turn 
Of  eighteen  sixteen,  eighteen  twenty-five. 


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EPISODE     1:     THE     COMPLETION    OF    THE    COURT 
HOUSE   (1812). 

With  the  close  of  his  address  of  welcome,  Governor  Har- 
rison withdraws,  and  the  music  repeats  the  first  theme  of  the 
Hymn  to  Indiana.  The  people  all  withdraw  toward  the  ends 
of  the  grandstand. 

A  fife  and  drum  strike  up  a  parade  quickstep  of  the  War 
of  1812.  From  one  side  and  the  other  come  Spier  Spencer 
and  John  Tipton,  as  Captain  and  a  member  of  the  Yellow 
Jackets. 

SPENCER:  We'd  better  be  starting,  John.  Get  the  boys  to- 
gether. Tell  Sam  to  beat  the  drum.  We'll  give  the 
folks  a  little  parade  before  we  go. 

TIPTON:     Hey,  Sam!    Call  them  together! 

The  fifer  and  drummer  come  out,  the  drummer  beating 
his  drum.  They  take  their  places  out  in  the  middle  where 
Captain  Spencer  and  Tipton  are  standing.  Then  the  fifer 
plays  aslo.  The  Yellow  Jackets  come  out  and  gather  together, 
ready  to  fall  into  line.  One  carries  the  Yellow  Jacket  flag 
furled.  People  of  the  town  also  come  with  them.  Among 
these  comes  Dennis  Pennington  with  carpenter  tools  in  his 
hands  and  other  men  with  tools  from  out  of  the  Capitol. 

PENNINGTON:  Well,  Spier — Sheriff — when  you  get  back 
from  fighting  the  Indians  we'll  have  the  Court  House 
all  finished  for  you!  Tell  Harrison  to  stop  over  and 
see  what  we're  putting  up. 

SPENCER:  I'll  tell  them  over  to  Vincennes,  Dennis,  you're 
building  us  the  finest  Court  House  in  the  Territory, 
that  theirs  is  a  lean-to  aside  of  it! 

TIPTON  :     And  that's  what  it  is,  too — a  lean-to. 

PENNINGTON  :  Well,  as  we  said,  boys,  when  we  voted  it,  the 
Capitol  cannot  stay  way  over  there  on  the  edge,  now  Illi- 

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nois  is  cut  off  and  made  a  separate  territory,   and   we 
might  as  well  be  ready  with  good  accomodations. 

SPENCER  :  Now  the  fall  in,  Sam.  Give  you  a  little  parade  and 
manoevres  before  we  start,  folks!  The  Vincennes  trail 
to  meet  Harrison,  and  on  up  the  Wabash. 

The  fife  and  drum  sound  again.  The  sergeant  forms  the 
company  and  the  flag  is  unfurled.  Captain  Spier  Spencer 
takes  command.  He  puts  them  through  the  drill  and  military 
manoevres  in  accordance  with  the  tactics  of  the  time.  Then 
he  halts  them  and  breaks  ranks. 

SPENCER  :    Get  your  packs  and  come  along  now,  boys ! 

The  Yellow  Jackets  say  good  bye  to  their  wives  and  fam- 
ilies, put  on  their  luggage  and  depart,  some  on  horseback,  most 
of  them  on  foot,  following  their  Captain.  The  music  of  the 
fife  and  drum  continues  fainter  and  fainter  as  they  get  far- 
ther and  farther  away.  Their  people  wave  to  them  as  they  go. 
The  orchestra  plays  the  Indian  music  from  the  Pageant  of 
Bloomington  and  Indiana  University  to  mark  the  time  that 
elapses,  during  which  the  battle  of  Tippecanoe  is  fought. 
In  the  Capitol  is  heard  the  noise  of  hammers,  as  the  last 
strokes  are  put  on  the  building.  Furniture  of  the  time  is 
being  carried  in.  Dennis  Pennington  is  superintending  the 
work. 

PENNINGTON:  Nearly  done!  Nearly  done!  Take  that  right 
in ;  put  it  in  place ! 

Two  women  standing  a  moment  together  look  up  toward 
the  north.  They  point  and  then  attract  the  attention  of  the 
others. 

MRS.  TIPTON  :  Who's  that !  Just  coming  out  of  the  woods  over 
on  the  hill? 

MRS.  SPENCER  :    It's  the  soldiers !  The  Yellow  Jackets ! 
MRS.  TIPTON  :    Yes,  it  must  be !  John,  John ! 

[12] 


The  others  look  closely  and  a  number  of  the  younger  peo- 
ple start  off  to  meet  the  returning  soldiers.  All  go  over  to 
that  side  of  the  Public  Square,  the  workmen  on  the  Capitol 
coming  out,  their  tools  in  their  hands,  to  join  the  others  and 
welcome  the  Indiana  fighters.  In  a  few  moments  they  come 
marching  in  attended  by  the  young  people.  Mrs.  Tipton  with 
a  cry  of  relief  runs  to  her  husband. 

MRS.  TIPTON  :    There  is  John !  John ! 

Mrs.  Tipton  runs  to  her  husband.  Mrs.  Spencer  starts 
also,  then  stops,  looks  searchingly  through  the  soldiers,  looks 
back  to  Tipton,  realizes  that  Tipton  is  now  in  command  of  the 
company,  and  stands  still  and  silent. 

MRS.  TIPTON  :    Oh,  Mrs.  Spencer. 

MRS.  SPENCER  :    Where  was  it,  John  ?    He  is  killed  ? 

TIPTON:  It  was  up  on  the  Tippecanoe,  near  the  Prophet's 
town.  Yes,  he  was  killed.  Here  is  his  sword.  It  was  a 
victory. 

Att  the  neighbors  stand  silent  and  stitt.  John  Tipton 
hands  Mrs.  Spencer  her  husband's  sword.  She  takes  it  and 
silently  presses  it  to  her  breast. 

MRS.  SPENCER:    And  he? 

TIPTON  :  We  buried  him  at  the  foot  of  a  tree  on  the  battle- 
field and  cut  his  name  in  the  bark  of  the  tree. 

Mrs.  Spencer  bows  her  head  and  quietly  withdraws,  Mrs. 
Tipton  going  with  her,  and  John  Tipton  folloiving  them.  Other 
similar  incidents  repeat  the  character  of  the  return  of  the 
soldiers — either  the  reunited  families  or  the  definite  knowing 
that  the  father  or  son  or  husband  or  lover  will  not  come  back. 
In  a  moment  Tipton  returns. 

TIPTON:    The  Court  House  finished.  Dennis? 
PENNINGTON  :    Nearly  finished,  John.    We  are  putting  in  the 

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furnishings  and  I  will  hang  the  bell  today.     Will  the 
Governor  be  along  this  way  soon,  do  you  think,  John? 

TIPTON:  I  think  so,  Dennis.  Come  on,  boys!  Help  move 
in  the  furniture  into  the  new  Court  House! 

The  soldiers  turn  to  with  a  will  and  the  work  of  finishing 
the  Court  House  proceeds  rapidly.  Squire  Boone  comes  in 
with  three  of  his  sons  from  a  hunting  trip,  clad  in  his  buck- 
skins, carrying  his  rifle  and  over  his  shoulders  a  deer. 

BOONE:     Hello  the  house,  all  o'yer!    Hello  the  Court  House! 
PEOPLE:    Who's  yere!   Who's  yere! 

PENNINGTON:  Hello,  Squire!  You're  just  about  in  time  to 
help  us  hang  the  bell !  Brought  us  some  venison,  too,  I 
see! 

BOONE:  What,  hanging  the  bell?  Then  of  course  you  can 
have  the  meat!  Bill  Harrison  will  be  along  here  short- 
ly too,  I  reckon.  Saw  him  a-riding  up  to  Ed  Smith's 
as  I  came  down  the  hill  over  across  the  creek. 

SMITH  :    I'll  go  up  and  meet  him  and  bring  him  down. 

Edward  Smith  hurries  off  towards  his  cabin.  The  last 
furniture  is  put  into  the  Court  House  and  the  bell  is  hauled 
in  on  an  ox  cart.  Edward  Smith  returns  with  Governor  Wil- 
liam Henry  Harrison.  He  is  dressed  in  civilian  clothes,  and 
rides  on  horseback.  The  people  all  cheer  enthusiastically. 

PEOPLE:  Hurray!  Hurray!  Hurray!  Tippecanoe!  Tippe- 
canoe ! 

Governor  Harrison  takes  off  his  hat  and  bows  cordially, 
heartily  to  all  his  friends,  calling  them  all  by  their  first  names 
as  the  cheering  continues. 

HARRISON  :  Court  House  finished,  Dennis !  That  is  a  splendid 
building!  Worthy  of  Corydon!  (To  Harvey  Heth), 

[14] 


Well,  Harvey,  you  and  I  sold  this  land  to  good  purpose ! 
The  County  has  built  a  fine  Court  House  on  it!  And 
that  is  the  stray  pen  yonder,  is  it?  (Cheers).  Hello, 
boys!  No  more  fear  from  the  Indians!  Hello,  Israel, 
I'll  have  to  get  you  to 'put  a  new  shoe  on  my  horse's 
nigh  foot  in  front  before  I  go  on.  (To  Henry  Rice), 
Hello,  Henry,  how's  the  fine  brick  hotel?  This  the  bell? 

COL.  POSEY:  That's  the  bell,  Governor,  and  we  ought  to  do 
something  to  celebrate  the  completion  of  the  Court 
House,  don't  you  think  so? 

HARRISON  :  Certainly !  Certainly !  Jennie  Smith  ought  to  sing 
"Corydon"  for  one  thing.  Where's  Jennie?  Where's 
Jennie,  Ed?  If  you  do  not  keep  better  watch  over  your 
girls  you  won't  keep  them  long,  Ed!  You  would  not 
if  I  were  just  passing  twenty!  Jennie,  my  dear,  sing 
"Corydon"  for  us  while  Uncle  Dennis  hangs  the  bell, 
and  then  at  the  end  the  bell  shall  ring  out  for  the  first 
time  and  we  all  will  give  it  a  good  Corydon  cheer ! 

JENNIE:  Sam,  run  home  and  get  my  Missouri  Harmony  for 
me. 

Samuel  Smith  runs  out  fast  to  get  the  book,  and  soon  re- 
turns with  it.  Meantime,  Dennis  Pennington  and  the  men  un- 
load the  bell  from  off  the  ox-cart  and  carry  it  into  the  Court 
House.  There  is  a  cheer  as  it  disappears  into  the  door. 

EDWARD  SMITH  :  Long  time  afore  we'll  see  that  bell  again, 
though  we'll  hear  it  right  along  often  enough! 

HARRISON:  Now,  Jennie!  Wait.  Here  is  a  present  I  was 
bringing  to  you.  I  will  give  it  to  you  now  in  apprecia- 
tion of  your  singing  this  song  for  us! 

From  his  saddle-bags  Governor  Harrison  produces  a  bun- 
dle which  he  opens  and  discloses  a  beautiful  shawl.  Several 
of  the  young  women  and  girls  instinctively  step  forward  to 
look  at  it  with  exclamations  of  delight.  Governor  Harrison 
puts  the  shaivl  around  Jennie  Smiths  shoulders,  and  steps 

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back  with  a  courtly  complimentary  bow,  as  her  friends  ex- 
claim their  applause.    Jennie  makes  a  curtsey. 

JENNIE  SMITH  :    Thank  you,  Governor,  thank  you  very  much ! 
HARRISON  :    Now,  Jennie,  now  sing  us  "Corydon." 

Jennie  Smith  sings  the  old  song  "Corydon"  out  of  the 
Missouri  Harmony.  Governor  Harrison  gets  off  his  horse 
and  stands  by  her  side  as  she  sings. 


JENNIE  SMITH  : 


CORYDON 


What  sorrowful  sounds  do  I  hear. 

Move  slowly   along  in   the  gale ; 
How  solemn  they   fall  on  my  ear, 

As  softly  they  pass  through  the  vale 
Sweet  Corj'don's  notes  are  all  o'er, 

Now  lonely  he  sleeps  In  the  clay, 
His  cheeks  bloom  with  roses  no  more, 

Since  death  call'd  his  spirit  away. 

Sweet  woodbines  will  rise  round  his  feet. 

And  willows  their  sorrowing  wave ; 
Young  hyacinths   freshen   and   bloom, 

While  hawthorns  encircle  his  grave. 
Each  morn  when  the  sun  gilds  the  east, 

(The  green  grass  bespangled  with  dew) , 
He'll  cast  his  bright  beams  on  the  West, 

To  charm  the  sad  Caroline's  view. 

O  Corydon !   hear  the  sad  cries 

Of  Caroline,  plaintive  and  slow; 
O  spirit  1   look  down  from  the  skies, 

And  pity  thy  mourner  below, 
'Tis   Caroline's   voice   in   the   grove. 

Which  Philomel  hears  on  the  plain, 
Then  striving  the   mourner  to  soothe, 

With  sympathy  joins  in  her  strain. 


Ye    shepherds    so   blithsome    and   young, 

Retire  from  your  sports  on  the  green, 
Since  Corydon's  deaf  to  my  song. 

The  wolves  tear  the  lambs  on  the  plain, 
Each  swain  round  the  forest  will  stray 

And  sorrowing  hang  down  his  head. 
His  pipe   then   in   symphony   play 

Some   dirge   to   sweet  Corydon's   shade. 

And  when  the  still  night  has  unfurl'd 

Her  robes  o'er  the  hamlet  around. 
Gray   twilight  retires   from  the  world 

And  darkness  encumbers  the  .ground. 
I'll  leave  my  own  gloomy  abode, 

To  Corydon's  urn  will  I  fly. 
There  kneeling  will  bless  the  just  God 

Who  dwells  in  bright  mansions  on  high. 

Since  Corydon  hears  me  no  more, 

In  gloom  let  the  woodlands  appear, 
Ye   oceans   be    still    of   your   roar. 

Let  Autumn  extend  around  the  year ; 
I'll  hie  me  through  meadow  and  lawn, 

There   cull  the  bright  flow'rets  of  May. 
Then  rise  on  the  wings  of  the  morn, 

And  waft  my  young  spirit  away. 


As  the  song  comes  to  an  end  the  bell  rings  out.  All  the 
people  cheer  and  cheer  and  cheer.  The  bell  stops.  Dennis 
Pennington  comes  to  the  door  of  the  Court  House.  His 
brother,  Watty  Pennington,  ivho  built  the  walls,  and  Patrick 
Flanigan,  who  put  on  the  roof,  are  with  him. 


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PENNINGTON:  The  Court  House  is  completed  and  ready  to 
turn  over  to  the  County  Court. 

Again  the  people  cheer.  Governor  Harrison  mounts  his 
horse.  The  Yellow  Jackets  form  in  line.  The  Judges  of  the 
Court  of  Common  Pleas  of  Harrison  County,  Hon.  Patrick 
Shields,  Peter  Mclntosh  and  Moses  Boone,  come  in  preceded 
by  John  Hurt,  Sheriff,  and  attended  by  R.  M.  Heth,  Clerk 
of  the  Court. 

PENNINGTON  :  Your  Honors,  I  herewith  notify  you  that  the 
building  of  this  Court  House  is  now  completed  accord- 
ing to  contract,  at  a  cost  of  $1,500,  and  I  herewith  turn 
it  over  to  you  for  your  acceptance. 

JUDGE  SHIELDS:  In  behalf  of  my  associates  and  myself  as 
Judges  of  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas  of  Harrison 
County,  I  accept  this  Court  House  from  Dennis  Penning- 
ton  and  declare  it  to  be  satisfactorily  completed  and  ac- 
cording to  contract.  (Cheers).  Before  personally  en- 
tering and  taking  possession  in  the  name  of  the  County 
we  direct  that  in  honor  of  the  memory  of  our  late  Sher- 
iff and  his  soldiers,  who  died  to  defend  the  homes  of 
this  County  and  of  Indiana  Territory  from  the  Indians, 
the  Clerk  of  the  Court  read  the  names  of  those  who 
died  at  the  Battle  of  Tippecanoe  and  that  the  Court 
House  bell  be  tolled  while  the  names  are  being  read. 

All  uncover.  Captain  John  Tipton  brings  the  Yelloiv 
Jackets  to  Present,  Arms!  The  Clerk  of  the  Court  advances 
in  front  of  the  Judges  and  reads  the  names  of  the  Harrison 
County  men  who  died  at  Tippecanoe,  the  bell  tolling,  and  the 
drum  beating  a  muffled  roll. 

R.  M.  HETH:  Died  at  the  Battle  of  Tippecanoe,  for  their 
homes,  for  the  Indiana  Territory,  and  their  country: 
Spier  Spencer,  Captain;  First  Lieut.  Richard  MacMa- 
han,  Capt.  Berry,  Marshall  Dunken,  Wm.  Davis,  Joshua 
Shields,  Samuel  Sand,  George  Spencer,  Robert  Biggs. 


JUDGE  SHIELDS:  We  now  direct  the  Sheriff  to  proclaim  that 
the  Court  of  Common  Pleas  will  henceforth  sit  in  this 
Court  House. 

JOHN  HURST:  Oyez!  Oyez!  Oyez!  Be  it  known  to  every  one 
having  business  or  pleas  before  the  Court  that  by  or- 
der of  the  Judges  and  by  authority  of  the  Court  of 
Common  Pleas  of  Harrison  County  in  the  Indiana  Terri- 
tory of  the  United  States  of  America  the  Court  will 
hereafter  sit  in  the  new  Court  House  now  completed  in 
the  Town  of  Corydon. 

The  Judges  advance  into  the  Court  House,  preceded  by 
the  Sheriff  and  attended  by  the  Clerk.  The  bells  ring  out 
joyously  again,  and  the  people  cheer.  As  the  people  go  out, 
led  on  one  side  by  Governor  Harrison,  Edward  Smith  and 
Jennie  Smith,  and  on  the  other  side  by  Captain  John  Tipton 
and  the  Yellow  Jackets,  the  Chorus  sing  in  parts,  but  without 
instrumental  accompaniment,  a  stanza  of  the  old  song,  "Cory- 
don." 

CHORUS: 

What  sorrowful  sounds  do  I  hear, 

Move  slowly  along  on  the  gale ; 
How  solemn  they  fall  on  the  ear, 

As  softly  they  pass  through  the  vale. 
I'll  hie  me  through  meadow  and  lawn, 

There  cull  the  bright  flow'rets  of  May, 
Then  rise  on  the  wings  of  the  morn, 

And  waft  my  young  spirit  away. 


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EPISODE  2:  CORYDON  THE  CAPITAL  (1813). 

Several  young  men  come  in  with  farming  implements 
and  axes,  on  which  they  lean,  as  one  looks  up  the  road  toward 
Louisville  indolently  and  then  tosses  his  axe  down  on  the 
ground.  Some  women  come  in  passing  by. 

YOUNG  MAN:  Well,  while  we're  waiting  I'll  pitch  anyone  a 
game  of  horse-shoes. 

A  WOMAN  :    What  are  you  waiting  for  ? 
YOUNG  MAN  :    The  wagon. 

A  WOMAN:  The  wagon  from  Louisville,  as  usual?  For  all 
the  wagpn  brings  everything  to  Corydon,  it'll  never 
bring  you  no  luck,  not  till  you  get  down  and  work. 

YOUNG  MAN  :    I  can  work. 

WOMAN  :  I  know  you  can  work,  none  better ;  but  you  won't.  Al- 
ways waiting  for  the  wagon!  Like  a  eastern  man  to 
Henry  Rice's  brick  hotel,  had  no  plate,  knife  nor  fork, 
too  modest  to  ask  for  them,  and  Henry  says  to  him, 
"Waiting  for  the  wagon  to  bring  them  to  yer,  was  yer?" 

YOUNG  MAN  :  But  it  will  be  different  when  the  Capital  comes 
to  Corydon.  There'll  be  something  to  do  then. 

WOMAN  :  That  may  be,  but  it  won't  be  for  anything  you  have 
done  to  bring  it  here.  It'll  be  account  of  what  Uncle  Den. 
nis  does.  He's  a  powerful  smart  man.  There  ain't  none 
can  get  ahead  of  him. 

Meantime  the  young  men  have  pitched  horse-shoes. 
They  are  interrupted  by  the  arrival  of  the  wagon  from  Louis- 
ville. It  is  badly  mired  and  bears  the  marks  of  a  hard  trip 
over  bad  roads.  Two  prosperous  looking  men  from  Madison 
are  with  it. 

MADISON  MAN  :  Corydon !  Well,  I  hope  that  brick  hotel  they 
tell  about  has  good  fare  for  man  and  horse. 

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DRIVER  OF  WAGON  :    It  has. 

MADISON  MAN:    Whats  that?    The  Court  House? 
DRIVER  :    That's  the  Harrison  County  Court  House. 
MADISON  MAN  :    Too  pretentious  for  a  Court  House ! 
YOUNG  MAN  :    That's  what  we  think ! 

MADISON  MAN:  You  Corydon  people,  young  man,  are  too 
presumptious.  You  mean  to  suggest,  I  take  it,  that  you 
will  get  the  Capital. 

YOUNG  MAN:  That's  what  I  meant;  What  are  you  going 
to  say  about  it?  Or  do? 

MADISON  MAN  :  Nothing  in  the  question  to  fight  about !  Cory- 
don is  off  the  line  of  travel.  All  the  south,  Kentucky, 
Virginia,  the  Carolinas  come  into  Indiana  through  Mad- 
ison. 

YOUNG  MAN  :    And  Louisville. 

MADISON  MAN:  Besides,  Madison  is  offering  $10,000  for 
it;  and  the  vote  was  a  tie,  I  happen  to  know,  in  the 
Council.  If  Governor  Harrison  had  not  vetoed  the  bill 
because  he  owns  property  at  Vincennes,  we'd  a  had  it 
before  this. 

YOUNG  MAN:  And  Corydon  got  a  tie  vote  without  $10,000, 
I  happen  to  know.  Uncle  Dennis  Pennington  is  there; 
he'll  fix  it! 

SEVERAL  :  Yes,  he'll  fix  it !    He'll  get  the  Capital  for  Corydon ! 

From  the  north  come  several    men    riding    horseback. 
Eager  for  news,  the  Corydon  people  greet  them. 

MEN:    Will  you  light?    Where  from?    What's  the  news? 
RIDER:    No,  we  must  push  on.    We're  from  Vincennes. 
MEN  :    Vincennes  ?    What's  the  news  ? 

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RIDERS:    Nothing.    Hello,  hello!    See  here! 

They  greet  the  Madison  men,  take  them  to  one  side  ivhile 
the  others  watch  with  much  curiosity.  The  Madison  men 
show  great  disgust  and  anger  at  what  they  hear  and  then  all 
four  mount  their  horses  and  ride  off  toward  Madison.  In  a 
moment  Dennis  Pennington  comes  riding  down  the  road  from, 
the  north.  There  are  loud  and  hearty  cheers  for  him  as  he 
rides  in  among  his  neighbors. 

PENNINGTON  :    Ye've  won,  friends !    Ye've  won ! 
ALL:    What,  won?    Won? 

PENNINGTON  :  Won !  Corydon  is  the  Capital  of  Indiana  Ter- 
ritory ! 

There  is  long,  loud  and  continued  cheering  as  they  throng 
about  him. 

ALL:  How'd  you  do  it,  Dennis?  How'd  you  do  it,  Uncle 
Dennis? 

PENNINGTON  :  Here,  let  me  down !  Take  my  horse !  There's 
not  so  much  to  tell.  There  was  tie  vote  after  tie  vote, 
until  it  seemed  as  most  like  as  if  tie  votes  was  the  pass- 
ing compliment  and  every  cabin  in  Indiana  had  had  its 
compliment,  when — 

ALL:    What  then,  Uncle  Dennis,  what  then? 

MRS.  SPENCER:  Did  you  let  them  know  the  Governor  owned 
land  here,  Dennis? 

EDWARD  SMITH:  That's  what  he  done?  Told  them  Harru 
son  owned  land  to  Corydon  and  if  they  wanted  to  move 
the  Capital  it  was  here  they  had  the  best  chance,  for 
then  old  Bill  would  help  them  all  he  could ! 

ALL:    Hurray  for  Uncle  Dennis!  Hurray!  Hurray! 

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PENNINGTON:  Well  (laughing)  they  did  seem  to  have  some 
such  idee,  that  even  if  Harrison  wa'n't  Governor  no 
more,  he  had  influence.  (Loud  and  long  cheering) . 
Now,  friends,  neighbors,  we  must  get  ready  for  the  Gov- 
ernment. John  Gibson  is  Acting  Governor  and  he  never 
wastes  much  time.  And  President  Madison  will  be  send- 
ing a  new  Governor  before  long  and  it  is  here  he  will 
come! 

The  Judges  of  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas  of  Harrison 
County  come  out  of  the  Court  House  and  informally  greet 
Dennis  Pennington. 

PENNINGTON  r    Corydon  is  the  Capital,  your  Honors? 
JUDGE  SHIELDS:    Splendid,  Dennis! 

PENNINGTON:  Later  the  Capital  will  have  to  go  farther 
north,  but  until  then  here  she  stays  at  Corydon. 

JUDGE  SHIELDS  :  Then  we  Judges  must  vote  to  place  the  Court 
House  at  the  disposal  of  the  Territorial  Government, 
must'nt  we? 

PENNINGTON  :    That  was  the  idea  when  we  built  it. 

JUDGE  SHIELDS:  Then  we  will  surely  vote  it.  And  will  a 
popular  vote  confirm  it? 

ALL:    We  will!    We  will! 

JUDGE  SHIELDS  :  Let  us  go  back  and  get  our  papers  out,  and 
put  the  place  in  order  for  the  Governor  and  the  Legis- 
lature. 

The  Judges  return  into  the  Court  House.  Some  bundles 
of  papers  and  law  books  are  carried  out.  A  bugle  is  heard 
up  the  Vincennes  road,  repeated  again  and  again,  nearer  and 
nearer.  The  people  turn  to  see  what  is  coming  and  imme- 

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diately  join  in  a  great  cheer.  Many  run  out  to  meet  the  ap- 
proaching Acting  Governor,  ivho  brings  the  archives  of  the 
Territorial  Government  to  Corydon.  They  return  accompany- 
ing the  procession,  which  consists  to  a  military  escort  mount- 
ed, Governor  John  Gibson  and  the  other  officers,  their  fam- 
ilies in  carriages,  and  several  wagons  of  cases,  containing 
the  documents  and  other  archives  of  the  Territorial  Govern- 
ment of  Indiana.  The  cheering  increases  and  increases  as 
they  ride  in.  Gibson  rises  and  bows  to  right  and  to  left  ac- 
knowledging the  applause.  The  Judges  return  in  their  robes 
of  office  to  ivelcome  the  Governor. 

GIBSON:  My  friends  of  Corydon  and  citizens  of  Harrison 
County :  It  is  my  agreeable  duty  officially  to  inform  you 
that  by  an  Act  of  the  General  Assembly  of  Indiana  Ter- 
ritory, at  Vincennes,  which  was  approved  on  the  llth  day 
of  March,  1813,  the  seat  of  Government  of  the  Territory 
was  fixed  at  Corydon,  Harrison  County,  from  and  after 
the  first  day  of  May,  1813.  In  conformity  with  a  joint 
resolution  of  both  houses  of  the  General  Assembly  of  the 
Territory,  I  have  prorogued  them  to  meet  here  at  Cory- 
don on  the  1st  day  of  December  next.  I  have  come  to 
transfer  the  Government  to  your  town  and  to  install  the 
archives  in  such  proper  places  as  you  may  provide  for 
the  use  of  the  Governor  and  the  Legislature. 

JUDGE  SHIELDS:  Your  Excellency,  the  Judges  of  the  Court 
of  Common  Pleas  of  Harrison  County,  with  the  enthu- 
siastic concurrence  of  the  people,  have  voted  to  appro- 
priate this  new  Court  House  to  the  use  of  the  Governor 
and  the  Legislature  as  the  Capitol  of  Indiana  Territory. 

GIBSON:  Your  Honors,  in  behalf  of  the  Government  of  the 
United  States  and  of  the  Legislature  of  Indiana  Terri- 
tory, as  well  as  in  my  own  behalf  as  Acting  Governor,  I 
thank  you  and  the  people  of  Harrison  County  for  this 
fine,  ample  and  patriotic  provision,  and  accept  this  build- 
ing for  the  Territorial  Government  at  your  hands. 

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Amidst  uproarious  cheering,  Judge  Shields  steps  fonvard 
and  hands  to  Governor  Gibson  the  key  of  the  Court  House, 
now  to  become  the  Capitol. 

JUDGE  SHIELDS  :  With  pleasure,  Your  Excellency,  I  deliver  to 
you  the  key  of  the  new  Capitol.  We  also  wish  to  wel- 
come you  personally  and  all  the  members  of  the  Govern- 
ment to  Cory  don.  (Cheers). 

PENNINGTON:  For  all  my  fellow  citizens  I  want  to  repeat 
that  welcome.  You'll  all  find  that  the  latch-string  hangs 
outside!  (Cheers), 

GIBSON  :  Your  welcome  is  most  welcome.  From  this  time  on 
we  shall  call  you  all  friends  and  neighbors.  (Cheers). 

As  your  Acting  Governor  I  have  also  to  warn  you 
against  the  danger  from  the  Indians.  This  menace  was 
in  no  small  measure  condusive  to  the  change  in  the  seat 
of  the  government.  The  United  States  has  lately  been 
compelled  to  declare  war  against  England.  But  recently 
our  political  horizon  seemed  clear;  our  infant  Territory 
bid  fair  for  a  rapid  and  rising  grandeur ;  our  population 
was  highly  flattering;  our  citizens  were  becoming  pros- 
perous and  happy;  and  security  dwelt  everywhere,  even 
on  our  frontiers.  Alas!  the  scene  has  changed.  The 
aborigines  have  become  our  most  inveterate  foes.  They 
have  drawn  the  scalping  knife  and  raised  the  tomahawk 
and  shouts  of  savage  fury  are  heard  at  our  thresholds. 
Our  former  frontiers  are  now  our  wilds  and  our  inner 
settlements  have  become  frontiers.  I  have  therefore  de- 
termined upon  an  increase  of  the  militia,  which  will  be 
under  the  command  of  Col.  Robert  M.  Evans ;  Col.  Wm. 
Hargrove's  Mounted  Rangers  will  be  merged  in  this 
militia ;  and  the  borders  of  Harrison  and  Clark  Counties 
will  remain  under  the  protection  of  your  own  tried  In- 
dian fighter,  Major  John  Tipton.  (Great  cheers). 

COL.  EVANS:     But,  Governor,  I  must  remind  you  of  my  re- 
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port  in  regard  to  this  Major  Tipton's  conduct  to  me, 
when  I  met  him  on  duty  in  the  wilds  of  this  Harrison 
County.  That  varmint  paid  no  more  attention  to  me 
than  he  would  have  to  an  ordinary  man. 

TIPTON  :  Bah !  He  asked  me  where  my  headquarters  were. 
My  headquarters !  I  told  him  in  this  saddle  and  that  at 
night  if  I  could  find  a  tree  without  a  panther  at  roost 
in  it,  it  would  then  be  in  this  saddle  at  the  root  of  that 
tree. 

GIBSON:  Colonel,  we  are  all  rough  men  out  here,  but  we  are 
good  fighters,  you  will  find,  and  John  Tipton  is  our  best 
fighter.  (Cheers) .  You  and  he  will  prove  mates. 

Since  the  Governor  of  the  Territory  has  been  absent 
on  military  service,  the  gubernatorial  functions  have 
been  exercised  by  me,  and  I  have  in  my  discharge  of  this 
important  trust  been  actuated  by  none  other  than  a  wish 
to  preserve  public  rights  and  protect  private  property. 
But  now  the  President  of  the  United  States  has  selected 
a  successor  to  General  Harrison.  It  is  my  former  com- 
panion in  arms,  Col.  Thomas  Posey,  United  States  Sen- 
ator from  Louisiana,  a  soldier  of  the  Revolutionary  War 
and  a  veteran  of  many  Indiana  engagements.  Although 
I  understand  he  is  in  but  poor  health,  he  must  now  be 
on  his  way  to  take  charge  of  his  duties. 

SEVERAL:  See!  Here  come  some  horses  along  the  Louisville 
road! 

Governor  Thomas  Posey,  escorted,  is  driven  in  from  the 
south.  In  response  to  Governor  Gibson's  introduction,  the 
people  cheer. 

GIBSON:    My  friends,  your  new  Governor! 
POSEY:    I  thank  you  for  your  loyal  welcome. 

GIBSON:  Sir,  recognizing  you  as  the  newly  appointed  Gov- 
ernor of  the  Territory  of  Indiana,  I  herewith  turn  over 

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to  you  the  Key  of  the  Territorial  Capitol,  the  documents 
and  archives  of  the  Government,  and  direct  the  Govern- 
or's escort  to  attend  upon  you. 

Governor  Gibson  rides  over  to  Governor  Posey  and  hands 
him  the  key.  At  the  same  time  part  of  his  escort  ride  around 
and  place  themselves  behind  Governor  Posey's  carriage. 

POSEY  :  Governor  Gibson,  in  accepting  from  you  the  functions 
of  the  Governor  of  Indiana  Territory,  I  can  only  hope 
I  may  discharge  them  as  ably  and  as  faithfully  as  you 
have  done.  (Cheers).  I  regret  that  the  delicate 
state  of  my  health  will  not  admit  of  my  long  con- 
tinuance at  this  place.  I  should  find  myself  badly 
situated  on  account  of  medical  aid.  My  physician  is 
at  Louisville,  and  I  have  already  taken  all  the  medicine 
brought  with  me.  I  shall  therefore  take  up  my  own 
residence  at  Jeffersonville,  and  the  bills  of  the  Legisla- 
ture and  other  communications  can  be  sent  to  me  there. 

PENNINGTON  :  Well,  Governor,  we're  all  sorry  you  are  in  bad 
health.  We  wanted  to  have  you  here  with  us  at  Cory- 
don.  We  were  counting  on  it. 

POSEY:  I  also  regret  it  extremely,  Mr.  Speaker,  but  I  trust 
Indiana  will  soon  become  a  State  and  can  then  choose  its 
own  Governor.  I  shall  be  glad  if  I  can  fill  the  interim 
acceptably. 

Amid  loud  cheers  and  shouts  of  "Indiana!  Statehood  for 
Indiana!"  Governor  Gibson  and  Governor  Posey  drive  and 
ride  on  out  in  opposite  directions,  the  people  dividing  and  go- 
ing some  in  one  direction  with  one,  some  in  the  other  direc- 
tion after  the  other. 

ALL:  Hurray!  Hurray  for  Gibson!  Hurray  for  Posey!  Hur- 
ray! Hurray!  Indiana!  Indiana!  Statehood  for  Indiana! 

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EPISODE    3:      THE    CONSTITUTIONAL   CONVENTION 

(1816). 

Along  the  road  from  Louisville  and  Madison  come  riding 
on  horseback  Jonathan  Jennings  of  Clark  County  and  William 
Hendricks  of  Jefferson  County.  They  are  met  by  Dennis  Pen- 
nington,  Daniel  C.  Lane,  Davis  Floyd,  John  Boone  and  Judge 
Patrick  Shields  of  Harrison  County.  They  greet  each  other 
cordially. 

PENNINGTON:    A  fine  day,  Jennings! 

JENNINGS:  A  great  day,  Pennington;  Indiana  will  come  in 
free. 

ALL:    Aye,  aye!   It  surely  will! 

PENNINGTON  :  I  said,  "Let  us  be  on  our  guard  when  our  con- 
vention men  is  chosen  that  they  may  be  men  opposed  to 
slavery." 

JENNINGS:  We  have  been  on  our  guard.  Most  of  the  men 
elected  are  opposed  to  slavery. 

SHIELDS:  And  we  will  organize  right  too.  Jennings  for 
President  of  the  Convention  and  Hendricks  for  Secre- 
tary. 

ALL  :    That's  what  we  will : 

The  Delegates  to  the  Convention  arrive,  most  on  horse- 
back, some  on  foot.  Among  them  are  Joseph  Holman  of 
Wayne  County,  James  Noble  of  Franklin,  James  Dill  of  Dear- 
born, William  Cotton  of  Switzerland,  David  H.  Maxwell  of 
Jefferson,  James  Scott  and  James  Lemon  of  Clark,  John  De- 
Pauw  and  William  Lowe  of  Washington,  John  Johnson  and 
John  Badollet  of  Knox,  David  Robb  and  Frederick  Rapp  of 

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Gibson,  Dan  Lynn  of  Posey,  Daniel  Grass  of  Warwick  and 
Charles  Polke  of  Perry  County.  Among  the  western  dele- 
gates there  is  some  evident  discontent.  As  they  come  up, 
three  are  expressing  their  opposition. 

DELEGATE:  Is  it  not  surprising  that  Jennings  should  have 
allowed  us  only  eleven  days  to  elect  suitable  characters 
for  a  situation  the  most  important  that  ever  has,  or 
ever  may  again,  occur  to  us? 

ANOTHER:  Individual  runners  was  the  only  way  we  could 
apprize  the  voters  of  the  election. 

THIRD:  Jennings  and  his  friends,  I  verily  believe,  have  thus 
hastened  matters  so  that  they  might  put  through  a  con- 
stitution eliminating  slavery. 

DELEGATE  :  It  is  the  duty  of  Jennings'  constituents  to  reflect 
upon  his  conduct. 

JENNINGS,  PENNINGTON  AND  OTHERS:  Now,  gentlemen,  let 
us  gather  in  the  Capitol  and  proceed  to  organize  the 
Convention.  Come  in,  gentlemen,  come  in;  Let  us  get 
down  to  work ! 

The  Delegates  all  go  into  the  Capitol,  whence  is  heard 
the  sound  of  voting,  shouts  of  "Jennings!"  applause,  shouts 
of  "Hendricks!"  applause.  Two  delegates  in  pioneer  dress 
come  to  the  door. 

ONE  DELEGATE:  Jennings  President,  Hendricks  Secretary! 
Good  choices! 

OTHER:  The  best!  It  is  too  stuffy  in  there  for  me,  though. 
I  am  used  to  being  out-doors  where  there  is  plenty  of 
good  fresh  air  and  sunshine. 

ONE  DELEGATE:  It's  a  cool  summer  though,  too  cool.  Frost 
last  night,  all  the  week. 

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OTHER:  I  know,  but  I  like  to  be  outdoors.  Mr.  President,  I 
move  you  that  the  Convention  adjourn  out  here  under 
this  beautiful  shady  elm  tree  for  the  balance  of  the  ses- 
sion. It's  nice  and  pleasant  out  here  and  there's  a  fine 
spring  nearby. 

There  is  heard  from  inside  a  laugh,  a  unanimous  vote  of 
"Aye!"  and  the  members  of  the  Convention  come  streaming 
out  of  the  Capitol  and  go  over  to  the  big  elm  tree  and  sit  in 
a  circle  under  its  branches.  A  small  table  is  brought  out  and 
a  few  chairs.  President  Jennings  and  the  Secretaries  sit 
at  this  table. 

JENNNINGS:  Now  the  Convention  will  come  to  order.  It 
has  been  moved  and  seconded  in  accordance  with  the 
Enabling  Act  of  Congress,  that  by  resolution  of  the 
representatives  of  the  people  of  Indiana,  met  in  conven- 
tion at  Corydon,  on  the  10th  day  of  June,  A.  D.,  1816, 
that  it  is  expedient,  at  this  time,  to  proceed  to  form  a 
Constitution  and  State  government. 

Two  DELEGATES:    I  demand  the  yeas  and  nays. 
JENNINGS:    Those  in  favor  will  rise.    Those  opposed. 
HENDRICKS  :    The  vote  is  34  in  favor ;  8  against. 
JENNINGS  :    The  resolution  seems  to  be  carried.    It  is  carried. 

People  of  Corydon  gather  at  respectful  distances  from 
the  group  under  the  tree  listening  to  the  proceedings  of  the 
Convention  but  in  no  way  interrupting  them. 

BADOLLET:  Mr.  President,  reporting  for  the  Committee  ap- 
pointed to  prepare  a  Bill  of  Rights  and  Preamble  for 
the  Constitution,  I  move  you  the  following:  "We,  the 
people  of  the  Territory  of  Indiana,  having  the  right  of 
admission  into  the  general  government,  as  a  member  of 
the  Union,  consistent  with  the  Constitution  of  the 
United  States,  the  Ordinance  of  1787  and  the  law  of 

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Congress,  do  ordain  and  establish  the  following  Consti- 
tution or  form  of  government,  and  do  mutually  agree 
with  each  other  to  form  ourselves  into  a  free  and  inde- 
pendent State,  by  the  name  of  Indiana." 

By  regular  parliamentary  order  the  motion  is  put  and 
with  serious  and  impressive  enthusiasm  is  unanimously  voted 
by  all  rising  and  saying  "Aye"  and  sitting  again.  Benjamin 
Parke  of  Knox  County  comes  riding  down  the  north  road. 
He  dismounts  and  walks  over  to  the  Convention,  hands  a  pa- 
per to  James  Noble  of  the  Committee  on  Elections.  After 
examining  the  paper,  James  Noble  rises,  while  Benjamin 
Parke  stands  at  one  side  waiting  the  action  on  his  credentials. 

NOBLE  :  Benjamin  Parke,  a  member  returned  to  serve  in  this 
Convention  from  Knox  County,  is  present  and  has  pro- 
duced his  credentials,  which  are  found  by  the  Commit- 
tee on  Elections  to  be  correct.  I  move  that  he  be  sworn 
in  and  seated. 

The  motion  is  unanimously  carried,  and  Benjamin  Parke 
is  sworn  in  by  the  Secretary,  William  Hendricks.  He  then 
takes  his  seat  on  the  grass  with  the  others. 

MAXWELL:  Mr.  President,  reporting  for  the  Committee  on 
the  Subject  of  General  Provisions,  I  move  you  that  there 
shall  be  neither  slavery  nor  involuntary  servitude  in 
this  State,  otherwise  than  for  the  punishment  of  crimes, 
whereof  the  party  shall  have  been  duly  convicted.  Nor 
shall  any  indenture  of  any  negro  or  mulatto  hereafter 
made  and  executed  out  of  the  bounds  of  this  State  be 
of  any  validity  within  the  State. 

There  are  murmurs  of  approval  among  many  of  the  Dele- 
gates and  emphatic  approval  and  special  interest  evident 
among  the  townspeople. 

PEOPLE:    That's  it!   Free!   Free!    No  slaves! 
JENNINGS:    Is  the  motion  seconded? 
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SEVERAL:    I  second  it. 

JENNINGS:  The  motion  is  before  the  Convention.  In  that 
connection  I  am  requested  to  lay  before  the  Convention 
a  memorial  from  sundry  inhabitants  of  Wayne  County, 
praying  that  constitutional  provisions  may  be  made 
effectually  to  prohibit  the  introduction  of  slavery  and 
involuntary  servitude  into  the  State  about  to  be  formed ; 
also  that  the  Society  of  Friends,  commonly  called  Qua- 
kers, may  in  times  of  peace  be  exempted  from  bearing 
arms. 

ROBB:  I  move  that  so  much  of  the  memorial  as  relates  to 
the  Society  of  Friends  be  referred  to  the  Committee  on 
Military  Affairs. 

JENNINGS:     It  is  so  ordered. 

JOHNSON:  Further,  Mr.  President,  as  the  holding  any  part 
of  the  human  family  in  slavery  or  involuntary  servitude 
can  only  originate  in  usurpation  and  tyranny,  this  Con- 
vention ought  to  vote  that  no  alteration  of  this  Consti- 
tution ought  ever  to  take  place,  so  as  to  introduce  sla- 
very in  this  State. 

DILL:  That  is  not  strong  enough.  Let  the  Convention  vote 
that  no  such  alteration  ever  shall  take  place. 

SEVERAL:    Question!  Question! 

The  question  is  put  and  is  enthusiastically  carried.     The 
Corydon  people  break  out  into  a  cheer. 

PEOPLE:     She  has  come  in  free!   She  has  come  in  free! 

SCOTT:  Mr.  President,  reporting  for  the  Committee  relative 
to  Education,  I  move  you  that  knowledge  and  learning 
generally  diffused  through  a  community,  being  essen- 
tial to  the  preservation  of  a  free  government,  it  shall 
be  the  duty  of  the  General  Assembly,  as  soon  as  cir- 
cumstances will  permit,  to  provide  by  law  for  a  general 

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system  of  education,  ascending  in  a  regular  gradation 
from  township  schools  to  a  State  University,  wherein 
tuition  shall  be  gratis  and  equally  open  to  all. 

MAXWELL:     I  second  the  motion. 

SCOTT:  I  also  move  that  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  General 
Assembly,  as  soon  as  circumstances  will  permit,  to  form 
a  penal  code,  founded  on  the  principle  of  reformation, 
and  not  of  vindictive  justice. 

SEVERAL  :    I  second  the  motion. 

The  motions  are  put  to  the  Convention  and  are  unani- 
mously carried  with  hearty  enthusiasm. 

DEPAUW  :  I  move  you,  Mr.  President,  that  the  Town  of  Cory- 
don,  in  Harrison  County,  shall  be  the  seat  of  government 
of  the  State  of  Indiana,  until  the  year  1825  and  until 
removed  by  law. 

Two  or  three  of  the  Delegates  who  at  first  showed  dis- 
content arise  and  walk  apart  by  themselves  expressing  indig- 
nation. 

DELEGATE:    It  is  preposterous! 

ANOTHER:  The  pernicious  practices  that  have  unfortunately 
been  elsewhere  tolerated  have  evidently  here  been  intro- 
duced ! 

THIRD:  I  have  heard  it  said  that  a  caucus  of  some  of  the 
members  met  here  at  Corydon  and  pledged  themselves 
to  support — certain  men — without  consulting  the  people 
or  knowing  their  wishes. 

DELEGATE  :    I  am  sure  it  is  true.    But  what  can  we  do  ?    Jen- 
nings and  his  friends  have  the  situation  in  their  hands. 
ANOTHER  :    Nothing. 

THIRD:     Record  our  votes  in  opposition. 

They  go  back  and  sit  doivn  in  sullen  silence. 

PENNINGTON:  There  has  been  some  agitation,  I  understand, 
to  have  the  seat  of  government  moved  from  Corydon  to 

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some  other  town.  Indeed  I  am  told  that  one  town  is 
determined  to  take  it  up  on  wheels  as  soon  as  the  new 
Legislature  meets  and  bear  it  off.  But  I  trust  our  leg- 
islature will  be  composed  of  such  men  as  will  wisely 
consider  the  subject  and  when  they  do  remove  it,  that 
it  will  be  for  the  good  of  the  community  at  large  and 
not  for  a  few  individuals.  Whenever  the  situation  will 
admit  of  its  going  near  the  center  of  the  State  and  so 
do  justice  to  the  whole  community,  let  it  be  done,  but 
until  that  time,  the  capital  shall  not  be  removed  from 
Corydon  if  I  can  help  it.  I  am  therefore  in  favor  of 
this  motion. 
The  motion  is  carried. 

JENNINGS:  It  now  remains  for  the  Convention  to  ratify  the 
Constitution  as  a  whole,  and  to  sign  their  names  to  the 
document. 

SEVERAL:  I  move  the  ratification  of  the  Constitution  as  a 
whole. 

SEVERAL  :    I  second  it. 

JENNINGS:  Those  in  favor  will  signify  by  rising  and  saying 
"Aye." 

All  rise  and  vote  "Aye"  with  enthusiastic  unanimity. 

JENNINGS:  It  is  unanimously  carried.  As  President  of  the 
Convention  I  declare  the  Constitution  of  the  State  of 
Indiana  ratified  and  adopted  this  29th  day  of  June,  in 
the  year  of  our  Lord  1816.  The  members  of  the  Con- 
vention will  now  come  up  to  the  table  and  sign  the  in- 
strument. 

The  members  go  up  and  write  their  names  on  the  Con- 
stitution. 

JENNINGS:  I  now  declare  the  Convention  adjourned  without 
day. 

The  members  all  arise.  The  Corydon  people  cheer  and 
advance  to  congratulate  the  delegates  on  their  work.  Their 
horses  are  brought  forward  and  all  depart  their  several  ways. 

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EPISODE  4:     THE  NEW  CAPITAL   (1825). 

As  the  people  of  Corydon  come  in,  a  stream  of  wagons 
and  of  families  on  horses  pour  through,  going  from  the  south 
to  the  north.  They  are  pioneers  going  farther  into  the  wil- 
derness to  settle.  A  Corydon  man  and  his  wife  accost  a  little 
family  on  a  horse. 

CORYDON  MAN:    Will  you  light? 

PIONEER:    No,  I'm  abliged  to  you.    We  must  get  on. 

CORYDON  MAN  :    How  far  are  you  going? 

PIONEER  :    Up  into  the  New  Purchase. 

CORYDON  WOMAN  :    You  better  stop  a  bit. 

PIONEER  WIFE  :  We  must  get  on.  John  wants  to  get  in  early 
to  enter  some  land. 

CORYDON  MAN :    Where  you  come  from? 
CORYDON  WOMAN  :    Why  do  you  go  ? 

PIONEER:  Kentucky;  before  that  from  Carolina.  We  could 
not  make  out;  business  been  bad  last  two  years. 

PIONEER  WOMAN  :  And  we  lost  two  children  in  the  sickness. 
Seemed  like  nothing  would  do  for  them ;  nothing  would 
save  them.  So  we're  going  on. 

Other  families  pass  through,  pass  through.  One  horse 
carries  a  young  Corydon  man  and  his  wife. 

CORYDON  WIFE:  Well,  good  luck  to  you,  Jennie!  Good  luck 
to  you,  John.  Don't  like  to  see  you  go ! 

JOHN  :  Well,  we've  got  to  strike  out  new  for  ourselves.  Good- 
bye all! 

JENNIE  :    Good-bye  all ! 

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The  Corydon  people  give  them  a  hearty  send-off,  grown 
ups  and  children  too.  Still  others  pass  through,  all  to  in- 
quiries answering  that  they  are  going  up  into  the  New  Pur- 
chase, to  make  a  fresh  start  with  new  lands,  and  that  they 
are  leaving  the  old  homes  because  of  hard  times  and  the 
pestilential  years  just  previous.  Now  and  again  a  Corydon 
family  also  joins  the  procession  north. 

Governor  William  Hendricks,  with  James  Broivn  Ray, 
the  President  of  the  Senate,  and  Samuel  Merrill,  the  State 
Treasurer,  come  in  from  one  direction  and  are  met  by  Dennis 
Pennington,  Judge  Shields  and  others  of  the  Court  coming  in 
the  other  way. 

HENDRICKS  :  The  State  is  developing  with  enormous  rapidity. 
The  New  Purchase  is  filling  up  with  incredible  numbers 
of  settlers.  We  must  soon  move  the  Capital,  so  that  it 
may  be  near  the  center  of  our  population  and  near  the 
center  of  the  new  developments. 

PENNINGTON:  Yes,  Governor,  and  now  that  the  time  has 
come  when  it  is  for  the  good  of  the  whole  community, 
Corydon  is  ready  to  give  up  her  preeminence,  to  let  the 
Capital  go  to  some  unbuilt  city  to  the  north. 

RAY  :    A  noble  sacrifice  and  for  the  benefit  of  the  State. 

HENDRICKS:     It  is  indeed,  for  it  is  the  attitude  toward  the 
question  not  only  of  Dennis  here,  but  of  all  his  Cory- 
.    don  neighbors. 

RAY:  And  that  sacrifice  will  not  be  in  vain.  The  State  will 
grow  tremendously.  I  can  see  it  clearly,  whether  the  rest 
of  you  can  or  not.  It  will  be  not  only  in  the  center  of 
the  State,  but  it  will  itself  be  in  every  sense  the  real  cen- 
ter of  the  State.  Some  new  system  of  roads  will  branch 
out  from  it,  provided  the  site  be  judiciously  chosen,  to  all 
parts  of  Indiana.  It  will  be  the  City  of  Indiana  in  truth ! 

Some  of  the  Corydon  bystanders  act  incredulous  and 
rather  amused,  one  or  two  even  pointing  to  their  foreheads. 
But  he  sees  them. 

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RAY  :  Oh,  you  may  laugh,  but  you  will  find  it  come  true.  I, 
James  Brown  Ray,  tell  you  I  see  it.  It  will  come  true. 
And,  my  good  Corydon  friends,  it  is  the  truth  of  my 
prediction  that  justifies  you  in  your  noble  sacrifice,  giv- 
ing up  the  glory  of  being  the  Capital  of  Indiana  to 
some  place  not  yet  selected! 

MERRILL:  The  Commission  to  select  the  location  must  soon 
return.  May  they  come  while  the  Legislature  is  still 
in  session ! 

HENDRICKS:  They  will  be  here  shortly,  any  time  now,  I  am 
confident.  Indiana  welcomes  these  fine  settlers  to  her 
soil  and  to  her  citizenship  with  open  arms !  A  welcome 
to  you,  my  friends ! 

John  Tipton  and  the  other  Commissioners  to  select  a 
location  for  the  new  Capital  of  Indiana  come  down  the  road 
from  the  north.  The  Governor  and  the  other  State  officials 
ivelcome  them  cordially  and  the  people  greet  them  with  at 
cheer.  Mrs.  Tipton  comes  running  to  meet  her  husband. 

MRS.  TIPTON:  Ah,  John,  my  man,  welcome  home,  welcome 
home! 

HENDRICKS  :  Welcome  to  you  all !  Have  you  chosen  a  site  for 
the  new  Capital  ? 

TIPTON  :  We  have.  On  the  West  Fork  of  the  Shiney,  at  the 
mouth  of  Fall  Creek  and  Pogues  Run. 

MERRILL:  On  the  White  River?  There  where  McCormick 
built  his  cabin? 

TIPTON  :    That's  the  place. 

RAY:  An  excellent  location.  I  see  the  future  prosperity  of 
Indiana  assured.  You  will  immediately  report  to  the 
Legislature? 

TIPTON  :    We  will. 

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With  James  Brown  Ray,  Tipton  and  the  other  Commis- 
sioners go  into  the  Capitol. 

MERRILL:  Ray  is  a  strange  young  man,  most  visionary  and 
yet  seldom  mistaken  in  his  prediction  of  the  outcome 
of  practical  matters. 

HENDRICKS  :    A  most  strange  young  man ! 

PENNINGTON  :    What  is  the  name  of  the  new  Capital  to  be? 

MERRILL  :  The  name  suggested  by  Jeremiah  Sullivan  of  Mad- 
ison seems  to  me  on  the  whole  to  be  the  best.  I  hope 
they  will  compromise  on  that. 

HENDRICKS  :  So  do  I.  It  is  a  good  name.  A  bit  mixed  from 
the  classical  point  of  view,  but  a  good  name. 

PENNINGTON:    What  is  it? 

HENDRICKS:  Indiana-polis,  the  City  of  Indiana:  Indianap- 
olis. 

ALL:  Indianapolis!   A  fine  name! 

Some  of  the  Corydon  people  are  crowding  up  to  the  door 
of  the  Capitol  listening  to  the  proceedings  inside.  Some  of  the 
pioneers  passing  through  also  stop  to  hear  the  outcome.  In- 
side is  heard  a  loud  vote,  "Aye!'  Immediately  after  Ray, 
Tipton  and  the  other  Commissioners  come  out,  followed  by 
some  of  the  people,  over  to  Governor  Hendricks;  Ray  hands 
the  Governor  a  paper. 

RAY:  The  Act  of  the  General  Assembly,  Your  Excellency, 
for  your  signature ! 

HENDRICKS  :  The  Act  making  the  new  location  on  the  White 
River  the  Capital  of  Indiana? 

RAY  :  Yes.  But  it  is  fitting  that  the  bill  be  handed  to  you  by 
a  representative  of  Corydon!  Pennington,  here,  hand 
the  bill  to  the  Governor ! 

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Ray  gives  the  bill  to  Dennis  Pennington,  who  takes  it  u-wc? 
gives  it  in  turn  to  Governor  Hendricks.  The  people  cheer. 

PENNINGTON:  Most  heartily  for  my  friends  and  neighbors, 
Your  Excellency,  I  hand  you  the  bill  that  brings  to  a 
close  the  history  of  Corydon  as  the  Capital  of  Indiana. 
We  do  it  gladly  for  the  welfare  of  our  State.  Do  I  not 
say  true,  my  neighbors  of  Corydon? 

CORYDON  PEOPLE :    You  do!  You  do!    (Loud  cheers). 
HENDRICKS:    An  action  worthy  of  Corydon.    I  sign  the  bill. 

Pennington  brings  a  small  table,  chair,  ink  and  quills  out 
of  the  Capitol  for  the  Governor.  Governor  Hendricks  sits  and 
signs  the  bill.  There  is  silence  as  the  Governor  signs.  As  he 
finishes,  the  people  all  break  into  a  great  cheer.  The  pioneers 
resume  their  progress  north  toward  the  New  Purchase. 

HENDRICKS  :  Have  the  General  Assembly  agreed  upon  a  name 
for  the  new  Capital? 

RAY:  They  have.  A  perfect  name!  Indianapolis!  The 
City  of  Indiana ! 

ALL:  Indianapolis!   Indianapolis!    (Loud  cheers). 

HENDRICKS:  Now,  Mr.  Merrill,  you  will  have  to  make  ar- 
rangement for  the  safe  and  speedy  removal  of  the  State 
Treasury  and  the  archives. 

MERRILL:    I  have  already  begun  arrangements. 

YOUNG  MAN  :  If  the  Capital  is  going  away  from  Corydon,  I 
am  going  too. 

OLD  MAN  :    Stay  in  Corydon,  John ;  stay  in  Corydon ! 

YOUNG  MAN:  No,  I  am  going.  I  want  to  grow  up  with  the 
new  city. 

PENNINGTON  :    The  young  will  go ;  the  old  will  stay. 

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RAY:  On!  Let  us  be  going!  The  glory  of  Indiana  awaits 
us  in  the  north !  Come,  Your  Excellency ;  come  Mr.  Mer- 
rill !  To  Indianapolis,  the  City  of  Indiana ! 

Horses  are  brought  for  Governor  Hendricks  and  the  other 
State  officials.  The  ox-cart  bearing  the  State  Treasury  is 
driven  down  through  the  Capitol  Square.  Mr.  Merrill  takes 
his  place  on  horseback  beside  it.  At  a  sign  from  the  Governor 
the  Judges  of  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas  approach  him. 

HENDRICKS  :  Your  Honors,  the  Capital  of  the  State  of  Indi- 
ana is  now  being  removed  from  Corydon  to  its  new  lo- 
cation on  the  White  River,  where  it  will  be  called  In- 
dianapolis. I  therefore  now  return  to  you  and  to  the  peo- 
ple of  Harrison  County  this  noble  building,  which  was 
given  to  the  State  for  the  use  of  the  Governor  and  the 
General  Assembly.  I  hand  you  the  key.  With  it  go  the 
gratitude  and  blessing  of  Indiana. 

The  Judges  bow  as  the  Governor  hands  the  key  of  the 
Old  Capitol  to  Judge  Shields. 

JUDGE  SHIELDS:  Court  House  of  Harrison  County;  Capitol 
of  the  Territory  and  the  State  of  Indiana ;  Court  House 
of  Harrison  County  again  for  many  years  to  come ! 

Then  the  orchestra  strikes  into  the  Indiana  theme,  as 
the  Governor  and  all  the  others  ride  out  to  the  north,  fol- 
lowed by  the  stream  of  pioneers.  Of  the  Corydon  the  young 
people  for  the  most  part  go;  the  old  people  stay,  and  then  go 
out  to  the  smith. 


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EPILOGUE :     THE  BLESSING  OF  THE  YEARS. 

All  the  people  depart,  leaving  the  grounds  around  the  old 
Capitol  empty.  The  door  of  the  Capitol  opens  again  and 
the  old  Governor,  General  William  Henry  Harrison,  comes 
out  and  approaches  the  audience. 

HARRISON  : 

They  all  are  gone — gone,  gone  adown  the  years ; 
And  Corydon  itself  has  passed  since  then 
Into  new  paths  of  broad  prosperity 
Through  virile  agriculture,  business  sense, 
And  noble  service  in  the  rural  life. 
But  every  hundred  years  forever  shall 
The  State,  her  grateful  hand  upon  the  head 
Of  Corydon,  repeat  the  blessing  of 
Those  old  imperial  days  of  enterprise, 
Achievement,  service,  and  of  sacrifice ! 

And  you — you  too,  our  reminiscent  friends 
Of  nineteen  sixteen — so  you  too  shall  pass, 
As  Time  sweeps  on  along  its  course  toward 
Eternity,  and  when  the  years  again 
Have  told  a  century,  then  you  will  come 
With  us — you  too — to  sing  your  praise  to  Him 
Who  giveth  us,  in  joy  and  suffering, 
To  serve  our  State,  our  Nation,  and  Mankind ! 

Hark!   Hark!   The  generations  gather — there 
Where  only  what  is  noble  lives,  preserved 
From  any  loss  forever!  Hark!  They  sing! 
They  come!    They  come!    And   coming    raise   to 

Heaven 
The  Hymn  to  Indiana ! 

FINALE:    CENTENNIAL! 

The  Orchestra  plays  the  first  part  of  the  Hymn  to  Indiana 
and  all  the  people  of  the  Pageant  of  Corydon  come  pouring  in 

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/row  the  north  and  the  south  roads,  and  gathering  behind 
Governor  Harrison  sing  the  hymn  of  their  State.  The  figure 
of  the  State  of  Indiana  rides  in  on  horseback  from  the  dis- 
tance down  among  her  people,  bearing  her  flag  and  her  shield. 

THE  HYMN  TO  INDIANA. 

To  Heaven  raise  thy  star-crowned  head, 

Superb  Indiana! 
Thy  future  to  glory  wed 

Through  toil !   Praise  God !   Hosanna ! 

Arise!  Stand!  Strive! 

Thy  faith  revive! 

With  courage  and  decision 

Press  onward  toward  thy  vision ! 

Arise !    Firm !    True ! 
Thy  strength  renew! 
God  prosper  thy  gages 
To  serve  the  coming  ages ! 

To  Heaven  raise  they  star-crowned  head, 

Superb  Indiana! 
Thy  future  to  glory  wed 

Through  toil !  Praise  God !  Hosanna ! 

The  first  six  notes  of  the  Star  Spangled  Banner  are 
heard  as  a  trumpet  call.  Indiana  points  in  the  direction 
whence  as  the  people  all  sing  The  Star  Spangled  Banner 
comes  America,  robed  in  white,  on  a  white  horse,  and  bearing 
the  American  flag  and  the  shield  of  the  United  States.  She 
is  attended  by  the  other  States  of  the  old  Northwest  Territory 
— Ohio,  Illinois,  Michigan  and  Wisconsin — each  bearing  her 
shield  but  not  her  flag.  When  America  and  the  States  have 
taken  their  place  all  the  people  sing 

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THE  HYMN  TO  AMERICA. 

Forever  shine  on  our  mountain  heights! 

Forever  dwell  by  our  valleys'  streams ! 
And  may  thy  stars  illume  the  nights 

Where'er  thy  glorious  banner  gleams! 
In  thee  unite  the  sovereign  States ! 

In  thee  all  trade  and  commerce  live! 
To  all  thou  openest  wide  thy  gates ; 

To  all  thy  name  and  thy  life  dost  give ! 

The  little  child  thou  dost  protect; 

The  strongest  man  for  his  work  inspire ! 
The  wayward  firmly  dost  correct ; 

And  guard  our  homes  from  flood  and  fire ! 

Thy  name  we  share  from  south  to  north ; 

Thine  air  we  breathe  from  east  to  west ! 
Thy  glory,  America,  leads  us  forth 

In  victory  onward  toward  the  best ! 

0,  God,  Who  givest  the  breath  of  life 

To  people  of  the  human  race, 
Make  Thou  our  land  in  peace  or  strife 

A  Nation  strong,  of  uplifted  face ! 

America  raises  her  flag,  and  all  the  people  kneel  and  sing 
kneeling  the  prayer  stanza  of  the  hymn  "America." 

AMERICA." 

Our  fathers'  God,  to  Thee, 

Author  of  Liberty, 

To  Thee  we  sing ! 
Long  may  our  land  be  bright 
With  Freedom's  holy  light ! 
Protect  us  by  Thy  might, 

Great  God,  our  King! 

All  rise,  and  the  music  playing  the  Hymn  to  Indiana, 
march  in  heavy  massed  column  out  before  America,  Indiana 
and  the  other  States  into  the  future.  When  all  have  passed, 
the  symbolic  group  on  horseback  follow  them  out. 


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